Lupinus shockleyi, commonly known as the desert lupine and the purple desert lupine, is a species of flowering annual plant in the genus Lupinus (lupines) in the legume family Fabaceae. Native to southern California, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona, it can be found in the Mojave Desert. Standing at up to 30 cm (12 in) tall, L. shockleyi blooms from March to May with dark blue-purple petals on flowers which spiral around its inflorescence. It is a two-seeded plant, with seeds that feature a wrinkly texture.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Quinolizidine alkaloids in seeds of many species Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lupinus odoratus — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lupinus
- Species
- Lupinus shockleyi
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